Patents by Inventor Jesse Horton

Jesse Horton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Valve tooling system
    Patent number: 7222417
    Abstract: A tooling system including a workstation assembly and a toolkit, is for performing an operation on a valve assembly. The workstation assembly includes a base platform; upright members extending generally vertically therefrom; an adjustable valve seat assembly coupled thereto for adjusting the height and alignment of the valve assembly being worked on; a stabilizing assembly for further aligning and securing the valve assembly; and a clamping assembly for engaging and securing the valve assembly once it is aligned, in order to permit the operation to be quickly and easily performed on the aligned, secured valve assembly. A method of use is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Wasileski, Michael C. Moore, Stuart C. Weddle, Jesse Horton
  • Valve tooling system and method of employing same
    Publication number: 20050086788
    Abstract: A tooling system including a workstation assembly and a toolkit, is for performing an operation on a valve assembly. The workstation assembly includes a base platform; upright members extending generally vertically therefrom; an adjustable valve seat assembly coupled thereto for adjusting the height and alignment of the valve assembly being worked on; a stabilizing assembly for further aligning and securing the valve assembly; and a clamping assembly for engaging and securing the valve assembly once it is aligned, in order to permit the operation to be quickly and easily performed on the aligned, secured valve assembly. A method of use is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Wasileski, Michael Moore, Stuart Weddle, Jesse Horton